Rainbow Dash always humans in style [BBS/Action]

[elementofloyalty]

hey guys i'm trying out that polawhatzit potion we all gotta use now so come help me practice stuff. i'll be in the martial arts rooms.

-rainbow dash


[Well, if you didn't read that bulletin board post, you might think the girl wrapped up in a karate gi in the martial arts classroom might be new... but who the heck could have rainbow hair like that? Just a bit of a giveaway, y'know.]

[Rainbow isn't training at the moment, though -- instead, she's furiously craning her neck to try to see down the back of her uniform, to see if this weird new form has any sign of her wings or something. Which leads to--]

Ow!

[She wrenches her head back around, rubbing at her neck.]

Not... as flexible.

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[rewritethis]

Tried a mirror?

[If he's been standing there for the past half a minute or so, why didn't he speak up before she hurt herself? For kicks, of course! But mostly for a different reason, which is related to the reason he's just sticking his head round the open door rather than walking into the classroom proper.]

[elementofloyalty]

I'd need two!

[With all her usual respect for personal space, she bounds over lightly to seize Ed, intent on dragging him into the room.]

Perfect, you can help me out!

[rewritethis]

Uh, not if you just wanted to look behind - hey! [Whoops, tried to sidestep slightly too late there. He's not getting dragged without considerable resistance, though - even a bit more than the token effort he normally puts in whenever she tries it.] Get off! Who said anyone was helping?!

[elementofloyalty]

YOU're helping me because YOU're the only friend I have here who can give me a challenge!

[Actually, she isn't as strong while under the effects of the potion -- pony muscle versus human muscle, after all, plus she doesn't have that deceptively massive wingpower to help her.]

Whoa. What -- [She tugs on him a little more.]

[rewritethis]

[The difference in strength is pretty noticeable before long, which only serves to convince him he has an actual shot at yanking himself away for once.] Yeah, apart from the challenge of figuring out what arms are for. [But then he lets the smirk drop, in an attempt to look more sincere.] Later, okay? Kinda busy right now.

[elementofloyalty]

[Guess what: she knows one use of arms! HEADLOCKS! So she casually slings an arm around his neck to drag him in that way. And... yes, Ed, she's taller than you like this.]

Busy with WHAT?

[rewritethis]

Y'know, work... I mean, you could come along if you want, but I'm guessing you didn't want to just sit around at a desk until this thing wears off. It wears off, right? [Totally casual, and not at all evasive.]

[elementofloyalty]

Rrrrrrrgh! Fine, I'll come with you, but you OWE ME.

[She promptly... accidentally half-throws herself onto his back. She forgot she has no wings, okay?]

Whoops! Hehe, sorry! Still getting used to this!

[rewritethis]

[Great, Rainbow, make this more awkward. He does his best to shove her off one-handed.] No, seriously, you already know how to sit around. Practise something else. You look like you're gonna need it.

[elementofloyalty]

[She springs lightly off his back.] I was going to practice my karate, but SOMEpony decided he was busy. And I'd rather have a human partner to practice karate.

[She tenses her legs, drops into a light crouch, then springs into a lithe backflip in the air, landing on her feet.]

Hey, this isn't so bad.

[Rainbow is just ridiculously athletic in human form, too.]

[rewritethis]

When you're so new to this you can't even remember where all of your limbs are? Yeah, there's no way that could end badly. [He'll just turn around and start to walk off - not run, because she'd interpret that as a challenge. ...Although she might anyway.] Like I said. Later.

[elementofloyalty]

Oh yeah? [Yes, she takes a quick dash to catch up with him.] Well let's get a potion that turns YOU into a pegasus pony and see how fast you get your wings under control. I think I'm doing pretty good!

And you're not getting away without showing me what's so IMPORTANT that you're so BUSY! I --- owwwwww!

[She slaps at her back as she hunches over, wincing against the sudden burst of pain.]

[marearcana]

[Twilight has elected not to use the potion quite yet because this journal has no icon space, but showed up at the martial arts room anyway.]

So how is it?

[elementofloyalty]

[who needs icon space? Rainbow turns and waves with a grin.]

I miss my wings, but it's not so bad. I feel kinda tall!

[rewritethis]

I'll pass. Bipedal's working out for me so far. [Besides, he doesn't even want to think about what it would do to his automail.

He's fully prepared to keep pushing her away until she either takes the hint or gets bored. What he isn't prepared for is, well, a sound like that. It stops him in his tracks.]

Uh, Dash? You okay?

[elementofloyalty]

You wouldn't say that... if you had wings.

[The spasm passes and she looks up with a wavery smile.] Sorry. My back just hurts every so often. That's why I was trying to see if there was something where my wings would be.

[rewritethis]

[Oh, good. He can carry on looking exasperated with her instead of concerned.] The hell are you doing following me around, then? Go find yourself a mirror already.

[elementofloyalty]

Because I want to see why you're so BUSY all of a sudden. Besides, I'm not entirely sure what human backs are all supposed to LOOK like. You all wear clothes.

[marearcana]

Well that makes sense. You are taller in this form.

[elementofloyalty]

Actually, I think if I was standing normal, I'd be a little smaller.

[She gets down on her hands and... feet? Wait, whoa! Her forelegs -- uh, arms -- are so SHORT compared to her legs! This is wild!]

[marearcana]

That doesn't look comfortable, actually.

[elementofloyalty]

[Rainbow promptly attempts to flap up into the air, fails because she has no wings, and crashes to the ground belly-first in a sprawl of limbs.]

Ow! This is less comfortable.

[marearcana]

[That does look like it hurts.]

I can see that.

[Have a magical pickup. Rainbow is now standing again.]

[rewritethis]

[So she hasn't taken Swimming?]

Okay, maybe you were too busy flying into walls for the past few months to notice, but there's an infirmary, you know. [And again, not evasive in the slightest.]

[elementofloyalty]

Thanks, Twilight.

[She looks over herself again.]

The weird thing is how easy it is to balance on only two legs. I know humans do it all the time but I thought it would be harder.

And then there's this! [She pulls up one leg, balancing casually on yhe other. Not so impressive on the surface, but pretty wild for a quadruped, right?]